There is no doubt Rocky Mount pitching is the Secretariat of this ball club as the season has now reach eight games and five straight wins for the home team. Tonight Cameron Taylor started on the hill and did exactly what was needed five innings of one run game on three hits. He gave way to Trevor Mills tossed two and two thirds of one hit ball. Noah Shrock came in with two outs in the top of the eighth to quail potential trouble. He carried the game into the 12th giving up one run on four hits. His fourth hit allowed was a lead off double by Apex in the top of the 12th and in comes Reid Johnston who quickly got three straight outs.
Apex scored first in the fifth on a sac fly RBI by Ben High Fill. Coleman Pitt tied it in the sixth on a walk then and error got Colby Carter to third. Noah Shrock hit one off the pitcher's foot which rolled to the shortstop and his only play was to first with Carter scoring.
The top of the tenth Apex retook the lead on a lead off single by Alex Simpson and scored on an RBI single by Derek Beale. Looked bleak for CP 58 but the bottom of the tenth with starting pitcher Jake Isbell removed after pitching nine innings giving up just one run on seven hits Matt Rogers took to the mound and was greeted by a Josh Pittman single, a sac bunt by Colby Carter, a wild pitch and a sharp single by Noah Shrock tied it at two.
It drizzled during the middle innings and a drizzle started again in the 12th and looking at the radar time was running out on playing time on this game. Josh Pittman led of the 12th with his third hit of the night. Colby Carter hit a ball toward short and their force at second failed when Pittman beat the ball to second. Noah Shrock loaded the bases with a hit and Reid Johnston who rewards his 12th inning pitching with the wining hit scoring Pittman and Rocky Mount wins 3-2.
Reid Johnson gets the win but all CP 58 pitching was excellent. 58 finished with 11 hits led by three hits from Josh Pittman and Noah Shrock and two RBI. Reid Johnston added two hits and the game winning RBI. Tyler Sherrod, Logan Pearce and Zach Keeter reached with hits.
Coleman Pitt has won five in a row and 5-3 overall and 2-0 in division play. They are back in action Friday night as Durham will be in town at 7 pm at Legion Field.
